Ed Hammond
@se13ed.bsky.social
Local government governance person, supporting English councils on stuff relating to decision-making, oversight, transparency, etc. Views my own.
Can't believe that Faisal Islam writes a long read for the BBC News website about price fluctuations of frozen concentrated orange juice and doesn't mention these guys
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Can't believe that Faisal Islam writes a long read for the BBC News website about price fluctuations of frozen concentrated orange juice and doesn't mention these guys
when you book a visit from a BT engineer, you still get a splash page reminding you about COVID precautions
October 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
when you book a visit from a BT engineer, you still get a splash page reminding you about COVID precautions
I only accept the Red Dwarf explanation as canon - that is, JFK was assassinated by himself
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I only accept the Red Dwarf explanation as canon - that is, JFK was assassinated by himself
@katebevan.com I wasn't sure if you'd done this one yet
October 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
@katebevan.com I wasn't sure if you'd done this one yet
The longest of long games
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The longest of long games
I love it when a compressed thread presents itself in your feed in a way that makes you genuinely curious about the intermediate posts
October 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I love it when a compressed thread presents itself in your feed in a way that makes you genuinely curious about the intermediate posts
September 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Government's view would (presumably) be that an administrative change of this nature is small, and bounded. Estimates of the costs of governance change vary wildly (Government's impact assessment in 2011 is below - assuming the cost of transition would be pretty nugatory)(4/)
September 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Government's view would (presumably) be that an administrative change of this nature is small, and bounded. Estimates of the costs of governance change vary wildly (Government's impact assessment in 2011 is below - assuming the cost of transition would be pretty nugatory)(4/)
Pendine Sands, west Wales, right now - 24 degrees, light breeze, beach empty
August 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Pendine Sands, west Wales, right now - 24 degrees, light breeze, beach empty
(Helen Willetts grabs your shoulder with a vice like grip, pushing the blade of a shiv against your stomach) "I think you'll find it's actually BRIGHT AND SUNNY outside, pal"
August 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
(Helen Willetts grabs your shoulder with a vice like grip, pushing the blade of a shiv against your stomach) "I think you'll find it's actually BRIGHT AND SUNNY outside, pal"
PEDRO PASCAL is PENELOPE KEITH in
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
PEDRO PASCAL is PENELOPE KEITH in
I see this and raise you the exasperated passive aggression here
August 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I see this and raise you the exasperated passive aggression here
Very much something of the Bill Maynard about him
August 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very much something of the Bill Maynard about him
we put in a little bit in our July newsletter about what we're all reading over the summer and I'm worried that my submission here makes me look too much like a try-hard swot, the kind of person who would ostentatiously carry an unread copy of Derrida's "On Grammatology" under his arm
July 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
we put in a little bit in our July newsletter about what we're all reading over the summer and I'm worried that my submission here makes me look too much like a try-hard swot, the kind of person who would ostentatiously carry an unread copy of Derrida's "On Grammatology" under his arm
Nice bit of proactive comms from the council
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Nice bit of proactive comms from the council
who remembers all this insanity? 6 years ago this week
July 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
who remembers all this insanity? 6 years ago this week
I should say that I love this map, as I love other attempts at drawing regional boundaries for England. But nothing will I think beat the idea of organising regional government around the ITV regions
July 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I should say that I love this map, as I love other attempts at drawing regional boundaries for England. But nothing will I think beat the idea of organising regional government around the ITV regions
In all the plaudits given to the quality of French railways (the TGV in particular) no-one mentioned this, which while it is not quite as bad as the Izal stuff is not far off
July 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In all the plaudits given to the quality of French railways (the TGV in particular) no-one mentioned this, which while it is not quite as bad as the Izal stuff is not far off
"The Taste of Fear" (dir. Seth Holt, Hammer 1961)
July 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"The Taste of Fear" (dir. Seth Holt, Hammer 1961)